Chicago designer Stephen Blackman received his bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Syracuse University in 1982. After graduating, he went on to work for Sonneman Design Group. After working there for several years, Blackman branched out on his own and created Blackman Design Associates, Inc in October 1998. In addition, since March of 2002, he has served as the Director of Design for American Fluorescent. With over 25 years experience in the lighting industry, Stephen Blackman has been the grand prize winner for the Lighting for TomorrowÃ¯Â¿Â½ national lighting fixture competition for 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Currently Stephen Blackman is President and Chief Design Officer of Blackjack Lighting Inc. Blackman is a renowned designer and industry-leading thinker whose ideas have shaped and influenced how lighting fixtures look and preform both here in the United States and abroad. Blackjack Lighting represents Blackman's desire to create very high-end lighting, satisfying those that place a premium on stunning design, fabulous materials, and the newest in lighting technology.

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Jeagle from
Great quality. Appropriate for a high-end bathroom.We have some hard lines in our powder room and we needed a fixture to complement them. It's always tough to tell the build quality from the pictures. For example, Home Depot and Restoration Hardware sconces can look good in the pictures; but when you see them in person, they look cheap. The build quality of these is great and is appropriate for a high-end bathroom. We've got these sconces paired with a Kallista sink and an expensive faucet. It looks amazing.

Date published: 2011-09-26

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ozella from
RAD!!Lovely pieces, great (handmade, I think) craftsmanship. Super functional and strong design. Perfect for my tiny 1928 bathroom, mixing w/period fixtures and vanity. One sconce cover arrived with a little nick, ylighting sent a back up immediately, like next day, in time for my contractor (whew!). Follow Blair's wisdom, install w/a dimmer. Awesome range of soft light, you can put on your face in the morning + relax in the tub. Done and done.

Date published: 2010-02-22

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Jacqueline P. from
Very pleasedBoth my client and I were very pleased with the design, finish,light and quality of the product. Equally important was the wonderful service I received.Kudos to Catherine Deasy who expedited and followed the order. The product arrived in time for a very important event.Many thanks again....I have already recommended your site to others and will continue to do so.

Date published: 2011-02-14

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Philip W. from
modernist sconceWhether we are aware of it, or not, this sconce expresses the motif of a wall-mounted candle. Although it is not the most minimal sconce, it is a simple composition of three geometric solids, two of which intersect. Given these parameters, the sconce is executed with minimalist details - overall a tremendous design. Love that I can dim it as well!

Date published: 2014-08-29

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Look great in master bathI used 3 sconces around 2 medicine cabinets in my master bath. The sconces look great and provide awesome lighting. They look very understated and elegant. For the price, they are very good quality sconces. I would buy them again. If I could, I would have used them in other bathrooms as well, but I did not have space for side sconces.

Date published: 2010-07-26

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from
A popular item and I firsthand see why. Minimalist, clean and simple design provdes a distinctive look.Mounted either side of mirror over vanity gives just the right lighting level. Very nice scale, size compliments the overall design. Ordered (5) fixtures fixtures, (1) one had a lense to chrome base fitting problem. Y Lighting replaced the deficient fixture right away and guided me through a very efficient, direct return process.

Date published: 2011-12-05

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Timothy P from
Attractive fixture damaged in shipping.The Elf fixture is well made w/beautiful lines but 1 of 4 fixtures arrived broken due to poor product packaging. In addition 2 of the 8 lamps failed to light. YLighting is stepping up to both issues but breakage could have been avoided if manufacturer placed more attention on packing glass components.

Date published: 2011-09-12

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Mary C. from
Sleek and elegant.I love these sconces because they are under stated and elegant and work with my new powder room. The room's not done yet but I'm sure they will work perfectly for me. I bought 2 to go on either side of the mirror over my new Infinity sink. I'm excited to see it all come together!!